by David Sarkus | Dec 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
“Hey you!” I hated hearing those words, shouted toward me from a big burly guy named, Hog Jaws! That’s right, Hog Jaws! That was my construction foreman’s name on a summer job at a mine prep plant near Wheeling, West Virginia. Hog Jaws wasn’t very likeable, but I...
by David Sarkus | Oct 11, 2018 | culture, safety leadership, safety leadership safety influence safety culture safety coaching, Uncategorized
Twenty-five years ago, as a young safety professional, I struggled to find a set of leadership practices I could call my own. In 1996, I wrote about many of the leadership practices I was already using but found more clearly established in servant leadership (Sarkus,...
by David Sarkus | Dec 9, 2016 | Safety Culture
Trust is a two-way exchange, for leaders and followers. But let’s focus on trust from a leadership perspective. For me, trust is largely about believing that a leader will do what is best for his followers or group. In our context, trust is about doing what’s right...
